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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE W. TAYLOR, OF QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALE V TOWALTER JENNEY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

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SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 596,463, datedDecember 28,'189'7. Application filed November 29. 1895. serial No.570,390.` (No model.)

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.Be it known that I, GEORGE W. TAYLoR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Quincy, in the county of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bottles, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and eXact speoification, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the specification, inexplaining its nature.

The invention relates to a bottle provided with means whereby it may befilled but once and refilling prevented, and also to the manner in whichthe bottle is constructed.

The means for permitting the filling of the bottle and preventing therefilling comprises two independent balls, the inner or lowermost one ofwhich is smaller than the upper and acts as a valve, and the uppermostone of which acts to hold the lower or innermost on its seat in anyposition of the bottle from a horizontal to a perpendicular one. Theinclines upon the upper part of the cavity holding the larger ball serveto permit the contents of the bottle to flow by the ball by preventingit from seating upwardly, and also act to cause the ball to be movedagainst the valve-ball when in a horizontal position' and thus preventthe bottle from being partly filled when upon its side. To locate theseballs in the neck of the bottle, it is desirable that the bottle be madein two parts-namely, the body, With a portion of the neck, and theremainder of the neck, which comprises about two-thirds its length-andthese parts are permanently united to each other in any of the usualways of uniting glass after the two balls have been secured to the neckportion.V This is accomplished by means of a small wire, preferablydoubled and arranged to encircle the smaller ball and pass through ahole in the upper ball and about the top of the neck, the balls beingdrawn thereby against the neck. This serves two purposes. It secures theballs to the neck portion during the subsequent uniting of the two partsof the bottle, and it also acts to hold the valve-ball from its seatduring the filling of the bottle. After the bottle has been filled thewire is disengaged from both balls, allowing them to separate and todrop to their lowest positions in their holding-cavities, the lower ballthen seating and the upper ball resting upon it.

It will be understood, of course, that there is used in addition theusual cork or stopper for 5 5 permanently closing the bottle. There isenough play in the cavity to permit the balls to move sufiiciently toallow the contents of the bottle to be pouredv from it, but after it hasbeen emptied it cannot be refilled, as the valve-ball is constantly heldagainst the valveseat in any position of the bottle at which it might beotherwise practical to fill or partially fill it. r

I will now desoribe the invention in connection with the drawings,wherein- 4 Figure 1 is a view in Vertical section of the two Sections ofthe bottle before they have been united and showing the balls asattached to the neck-section. Fig. 2 is a view representin g the twoparts of the bottle as secured together and the balls' as still held tothe upper part of the neck, being the position which they occupy untilafter the bottle is filled. Fig. 3 represents the balls as released, 7 5the lower one resting upon thelvalve-seat and the upper one bearing uponit. Fig. 4 is a view of one type of Wire. ball-holder. Fig. 5 is a viewrepresenting the application of inclines to the lower or valve ball.

A represents the body portion or section of the bottle as prepared forthe reception of the neck-seotion B. It has the cavity a above thevalve-seat a' of a size to receive the ball C, being, in fact, slightlylarger than the ball, excepting where the ball bottom upon thevalve-seat. From this cavity extends a section (Z of the larger Chamberor cavity D of a size, as a whole, larger than the upper ball E, theremaining part d' of this cavity being in the neck-section. Theneck-section B has, in addition to the part d' of the cavity D, the

usual passage or outlet b, which is adapted to receive the customaryclosing-cork F.

To prepare the parts so that the balls may be located in theirrespective cavities and the two sections may be united, the ball C isattached with the ball E to the neck-section, preferably by a wire c inone or more parts passing about it and through a small hole e Ioo in theball E to a point without or above the neck of the bottle, the Wireserving to draw small hole in the upper ball, leaving both balls free intheir respective cavities, the upper ball resting upon the lower and thelower ball seating itself on the valve-seat.

Upon the reversal of the bottle to pour its contents therefrom theliquid fiows about the balls and in the channels between the ribs b'.Any attempt to refill the bottle, however, will be unsuccessful, as-inany position which will permit the bottle to be filled the smaller ballis held to its seat by the larger ball, thus' preventing liquid fromentering the bottle, and the larger ball acts as a barrier in preventingthe employment of any means for the removal of the lower ball from theseat.

VVhen in a horizontal position, the under edges of the ribs b' serve tocause the larger ball to move or roll toward the lower ball and stillmaintain it seated. I

I would say that I do not confine myself to a valve that shall beentirely spherical, as any mechanical equivalents for this ball O, aswell as for the barrier and holding ball E, may be used.

Fig. 4 represents one form of wire holder. It is made of two strands gg', which are twisted to form the round sections Q2 Q3 g4. The ball O isheld between the three Sections, being placed upon the middle one, theend one being bent against one side of it and the ring Q2 against theother side and the straight portions of the wire passing through thehole in the ball E. (See Fig. 1.)

It'will be seen that the valve-ball acts to close the entrance to thebottle and that the larger or barrier ball serves not only to hold thevalve-ball closed, especially when the bottle is inclined or in ahorizontal position, but also prevents the valve-ball from being reachedor tampered with from without the bottle. It will also be noticed thatthis result is reached by making the upper ball larger than the lowerand by so Shaping its holding-cavity and proportioning the ball to itthat access to the lower ball is rendered practically impossible.

It will be understood that any equivalent for the Wire retaining devicefor holding the balls to the neck-section may be used, and also that thewire need not pass through a hole in the barrier-ball, especially ifprovided with three or more strands instead of two, in which case thestrands will pass around the ball and serve to well hold it. The ballwould then have no central hole.

While I have described the device as applicable to bottles, it will beunderstood that it is also applicable to any receptacle adapted tocontain a liquid and having a neck.

I am aware of the patent to F. H. Hutchinson, No. 518,606, and that toIV. B. and W. H. Rand, No. 520,219, and of the German patent, No.64,526, to Levenq; but as the said references do not describe my mannerof constructing a bottle, nor a bottle having a Valve, balls, inclines,and ball-holding recesses arvranged in the neck, as herein specified, Iconsider that they do not contain any of the essential features of myinvention.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States- 1.' As a means for holding theballs O, D in the upper part of their respective ohambers a, D, atemporary wire holder having the ring- Sections Q2 Q3, Q4 adapted toreceive and hold the lowermost ball as specified, and a straight sectionarranged to pass through a hole in the upper ball B and connect bothballs with the upper part of the neck and bottle, as and for i thepurposes described.

2. The combination with a bottle having a neck provided with twochambers or cavities D, a, of unequal size, and the side walls of whichchambers or cavities are integral with said neck, the upper and largerChamber or cavity D having'the inclines or ribs b' in its upper portion,of the valve and barrier balls O, E, of unequal size, in said chambersand a holder for temporarily attaching said balls to the upper part ofsaid neck with the valveball lifted from its seat, said holderconsisting of a wire having the connected ring-sections 92, Q3 and 94 toreceive the lower ball and a straight portion or portions to passthrough the upper ball; whereby the bottle -may be filled, and wherebyalso, when the GEORGE W. TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

F. F. RAYMoND, 2d, J. M. DoLoR.

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